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Nabari no Ou – CRAWL

This is one of my favorite openings ever. The almost lonely desperation in the lyrics is very fitting for the series, and I resonated. I love the tune, and the male and female voices harmonize perfectly.

CRAWL
Lyrics / Composition: Naganuma Hidenori
Performance: VELTPUNCH

Advancing as though crawling along the ground,
I repeat my mediocre ascent.
My fate has been engraved, but I take only a deep breath.
I knew it wasn’t enough.
Those days that seemed as though I would be crushed by the thunderous sound,
Even the rain stopped, and then you came.

Sha la la I sing for you
Sha la la

A faded eternity is a “symbol of boredom,” meaningless,
Like a pool that was made on the bottom of the sea.
The water’s surface, painted in swirls, reflects the sky that is too high.
If you joke, make it when I can understand.

Sha la la I sing for you
Sha la la fight for myself
Sha la la I sing for you
Sha la la

I can’t take this “boredom” anymore.

The courage to strike back on the stage where I stood still –
I don’t care, I don’t care
Would you laugh at my mere “existence”?
The scenery that passed by at the pace I ran –
I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care
Would you go to check if it’s all right or not?

The truth I knew for the first time in the goal that I struggled with –
I don’t care, I don’t care
Would you feel it if tomorrow comes?
Even the distorted atmosphere of the March that fell away –
I don’t care, I don’t care…
Going up the thirteen steps,
They’ll be waiting for your hands.
If it’s a new start from today where I knew pain,
I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there.

The muttered regrets cling to your hands.
For whose sake do you swing the sword you sharpened?

辿り着いたゴールで初めて知った真実
I don’t care I don’t care
明日になれば君も気づくかな…
剥がれ落ちた三月の歪みきった空気も
I don’t care I don’t care
Going up the 13steps
They’ll be waiting for your hands
痛みを知った今日からが新しいスタートなら
I’ll be there I’ll be there I’ll be there